Colotenango

15°24′17″N 91°42′50″W / 15.40472°N 91.71389°W / 15.40472; -91.71389Country GuatemalaDepartment HuehuetenangoGovernment • MayorAroldo Ríos (UNE)Area • Municipality62 km² (24 sq mi)Population • Municipality34,834 • Density560/km² (1,500/sq mi) • Urban5,132ClimateCwb

Colotenango is a town and municipality in the Guatemalan department of Huehuetenango. The municipality is situated at 1,590 m (5,220 ft) above sea level and has a population of 34,834 (2018 census). It covers an area of 62 km² (24 sq mi). The annual festival is August 12–15.

Colotenango has two holy sites called Tuikalajan and Tuisanmarcos.

Demographics

Colotenango is traditionally a Maya community whose residents speak the Mayan Mam language.^[2] Two-thirds of the residents are Catholic, while about thirty percent are Evangelica.

Aldeas

Colotenango includes the following aldeas (towns), Colotenango (el pueblo), El Granadillo, Ical, Ixconlaj, La Barranca, La Vega, Tojlate, Luminoche, Tixel, and Xemal.

References

External links

• in Spanish
• [1] Municipal map.

15°25′N 91°43′W / 15.417°N 91.717°W / 15.417; -91.717